illumine
Verb
Verb Forms: illumined, illumining, illumines
- To light up or enlighten; to make clear.
- make lighter or brighter
- Synonym of illuminate.
- To shine light on (something).
- Synonym of illuminate.
- To cause (something) to glow or shine with light.
- Synonym of illuminate.
- To enlighten (someone) spiritually; to induce (someone) to adopt, or believe in the truth of, a religion, religious tenet, etc.
- Synonym of illuminate.
- To cause (the eyes) to see.
- Synonym of illuminate.
- To cause (a person or their face) to show enlightenment, happiness, etc.
- Synonym of illuminate.
- To enlighten (someone) intellectually.
- Synonym of illuminate.
- To decorate (a page of a manuscript book) with ornamental designs.
- Synonym of illuminate.
- To become bright; to light up.
- Synonym of illuminate.
- To enlighten intellectually.
- Synonym of illuminate.
- Of a person or their face: to show enlightenment, happiness, etc.
Examples
- Sometimes a single tile can ILLUMINE the path to a high-scoring play in Scrabble.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English illuminen (“to light, light up; to shine; (figuratively) to enlighten spiritually; to make illustrious”) [and other forms], from Old French illuminer (“to light up, illuminate; (figuratively) to enlighten”) (modern French illuminer), from Latin illūmināre, the present active infinitive of illūminō (“to light up, illuminate; to brighten; to adorn; to make conspicuous”), from il- (variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘in, within’; intensifying prefix)) + lūminō (“to illuminate; to brighten; (figuratively) to reveal”) (from lūmen (“light; light source; (poetic) brightness; daylight”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to shine; to see; bright”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)).
Synonyms
illume, illuminate, light, light up
Scrabble Score: 10
illumine: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordillumine: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
illumine: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary